Giancarlo Stanton Shares Special Backstory to Home Run That Left Dodger Stadium

Some kids dream of just making it to the big leagues, but Giancarlo Stanton had bigger goals.

He was going to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium.

The Yankees slugger did just that five years ago Tuesday, fulfilling a promise he made to his father when he was just 10 years old.

Stanton, who was still with the Miami Marlins at the time, crushed a towering first inning solo home run off Mike Bolsinger that sailed over the left field bleachers. It was the only run for the Marlins in an 11-1 loss, but it was still a special moment for Stanton, and the 30-year-old slugger explained why it was something he will never forget:

I was 10 yrs old running after batting practice homeruns in the LF bleachers of this stadium. Fascinated by the woahs & ahhs of the crowd when they were hit....... pic.twitter.com/BNuZLygh7g

I told my dad that night I’m going to hit one completely out of this stadium so I can see their reaction. He laughed & said now that would be something. I said you WATCH!I hit 4 over the fence little league homers in my life at this point.

3 people had ever hit it out of this stadium & I have 4 homers so I’ll be the 4th was probably my logic --Kids say some wild things but I was dead serious. I thought about it everytime I’d go there after that.

Over the years, being boo’d for HR’s in all opposing parks but especially LA always sparks a bursts of unique memories because it reminds me of the opposing hitters my pops would take me to see & want me to be like, as they would get boo’d rounding the bases as well.

So since I didn’t see it land & i heard a buzz of cheering, I peaked to see if the ball got thrown back which usually sparks cheers. Then the realization Came around 3rd base of what I might’ve just done. I couldn’t believe it, just put my head down with that memory replaying

So I hope there were friends , families, parent & child bonds that were there to enjoy that or any baseball experience as well!Just an awesome moment in my timeline. & thinking about possibly playing with no fans for a bit makes me appreciate this even more.

Stanton, like the rest of the world, awaits on whether or not there will be a baseball season in 2020. The Yankees slugger was rehabbing a calf injury when spring training was shut down in March, but Aaron Boone had recently said that Stanton has fully recovered from the calf strain, which is good news if a season were to start in July.